Top Rankings
Waco Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 288 students in Waco Comm School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Iowa.
Public Elementary School in Waco Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Iowa public elementary school average of 66%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 69% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public elementary school average of 29% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
2 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
532 Students
320,020 Students
# Teachers
43 Teachers
23,100 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Waco Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#256 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.47
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
7%
13%
% Black
n/a
7%
% White
90%
71%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,148 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has declined by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,498 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has declined by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,148
$16,468
Spending / Student
$13,498
$16,042
Best Waco Comm School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Waco Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 S. Main Street
Crawfordsville, IA 52621
(319) 658-2931
Crawfordsville, IA 52621
(319) 658-2931
Grades: PK-6
| 288 students
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